Letter from J. Russell Wait to Lt. Col. L.H. Hewitt, U.S. District Engineer, protesting drilling for oil in Galveston Bay because of safety and navigation problems in areas contiguous to the Houston Ship Channel. Wait ...

Letter from J. Russell Wait to T.V. Standifer regarding safety and navigation problems related to drilling for oil in areas contiguous to the Houston Ship Channel. Wait discusses the history of the safety issues in the ...

Letter from J. Russell Wait to Wilson G. Saville, Chairman of the Harris County Navigation District, regarding the 40-hour work week for the Port of Houston. Wait indicates that instituting a 40-hour work week will increase ...

Letter from T. L. Evans to J. Russell Wait, including letter in Spanish from the Houston Chamber of Commerce to Latin American Chambers of Commerce regarding increase in international trade and the benefits of doing business ...

Illustration of the Houston Ship Channel as the Blood Line of Industry for Houston. The illustration is included in an article on Houston's growth to a million people, and identifies the location of facilities of major ...